Monday, June 24, 2013

VAOS WASTELAND #0002

From time to time, the bloggy thing will be supplemented with brieflooks at items found in my Vast Accumulation of Stuff.

This time around, I found an envelope from artist Chris Yambar withtwo photos of me from my childhood. I can’t remember why I wouldhave sent these to Chris or what use - if any - he put them to, buthere are they are for your amusement.

The photo of me holding that toy duck was taken by a professionalphotographer. The full-color original still has a place of honorin my parents’ living room in a row that includes similar photos ofmy brothers and sisters. I’m the cutest one by such a wide marginthat I under why my older sister tried to murder me at least oncewhile we were growing up.

The second photo shows an older Tony with a cardboard Mickey Mouseclubhouse. The Mickey Mouse Club was daily weekday entertainmentat the Isabella household.

This was the only Mickey clubhouse my parents ever bought me, butthey also bought me two or three cardboard grocery stores completewith cardboard grocery items. My brothers and I were really toughon these cardboard constructs. I’m sure none lasted longer than acouple weeks before their inevitable destruction.